lowbell Meaning, Definition & Usage

Low"bell` noun

Etymology

Low a flame + bell.

Definitions

1. A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and, with a sudden light, to make them fly into a net.

   The fowler's lowbell robs the lark of sleep. King.

2. A bell to be hung on the neck of a sheep.

   A lowbell hung about a sheep's . . . neck. Howell.

Low"bell` transitive verb

Definitions

1. To frighten, as with a lowbell.